[Anonymous]

Hello all!

I’ll try to make this quick. I just passed the CPA exam (woot!) and now I’m working on getting licensed. I’ve been working in the business sector doing internal audit for 2 years now, so I should qualify for GA CPA license. However, the only person on my team in America has a CPA license based in another state (IL). Can he sign off on me? If not, can a Chartered Accountant sign off for me (he’s based in London)?

Bonus Question: I know the CPA licensing requirements used to be 2 year in public and 5 years in business sector, but from what I’ve read it seems that they have changed it to 1 year in either public or business sector. Here is the website that shows this: https://www.accountingedu.org/georgia-cpa.html Can anyone verify if this is accurate?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks!!

[Anonymous]

IL CPA should be fine. Chartered Accountant not. I know half the states require one year and no public accounting experience, so just check the fine print of GA to see if it is one of those states.

[Tux]

The IL CPA can sign off.

The info below regarding work experience is from – GA board's website under FAQ – https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/1/faq

What are the work experience requirements for licensure?

One year and 2,000 hours in public accounting; one year and 2,000 hours in business, industry, government or college teaching (teaching at a 4 year college or university in at least two different areas of accounting above the introductory or elementary level) or a combination of work experience in public accounting, business, industry, government or college teaching. Complete requirements are contained in the board’s rules at this website. See O.C.G.A. 43-3-6 and rule 20-3-.08. All work experience must have been supervised by a person who holds a live permit as a certified public accountant except for government or college teaching. In these two areas you must be supervised, however, the supervisor is not required to hold a CPA.

The experience must have been earned no earlier than one-year prior to application; the experience may have breaks in service of no longer than 1-year in duration.

FAR - 86 - 2/27/14
AUD - 75 - 5/29/14
BEC - 80 - 8/31/14
REG - 89 - 2/27/15
Praise Jesus! I'm done!!

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